At the 2016 IPCPR Trade Show, La Palina Cigars introduced the La Palina Nicaragua line. As the name indicates, it is a line being produced in Nicaragua. When Bill Paley first resurrected the La Palina brand back in 2010, he went to the Graycliff factory in the Bahamas to produce his first line, the La Palina […]
As 2017 came to a close, Altadis U.S.A. announced a pair of projects in its Montecristo brand. One of the lines would be the Montecristo Ciudad de Musica, a cigar done in collaboration with Crowned Heads produced at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo’s Tabacalera La Alianza. The second is a cigar done in conjunction with the Plasencias at their […]
The Alec Bradley Black Market Illicit TAA Exclusive is a part of several new exclusive releases that have been made available to the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) by several manufacturers for 2017. It is the second time Alec Bradley has done an exclusive release for the TAA. Back in 2013, Alec Bradley unveiled an […]
In 2012, Jeff Borysiewicz, the owner and founder of Orlando’s Corona Cigar Company, purchased a farm in nearby Clermont, Florida. Borysiewicz’s goal was simple – he wanted to bring back growing tobacco to his home-state of Florida. At one time Florida was known as a tobacco-producing state, but for the past three decades, this business […]
The Montecristo Grupo de Maestros Private Batch II series is a limited release by Altadis U.S.A. that made its debut in 2016. The Grupo de Maestros team represents some of Altadis’ most skilled cigar makers and they have been involved with some high-profile Altadis releases. In 2015, there was a release called the Montecristo Grupo de Maestros […]
It’s hard to believe that it has been five years since Asylum Cigars was founded. Asylum Cigars is a partnership between Christian Eiroa and Tom Lazuka. The brand has built a strong and diverse portfolio of offerings during these years and is credited for spearheading the 60+ ring gauge movement. At the same time, the […]
In 2016, Padrón Cigars released two line extensions in its Padrón 1926 Serie line to commemorate the late Jose Orlando Padrón‘s 90th birthday. The cigars were appropriately titled Padrón 1926 Serie No. 90 and were released in both a natural wrapper and Maduro wrapper. There were a couple of unique thins about the release of the Padrón […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Today we take a look at the Camacho Liberty 2016 edition. The Camacho Liberty series is an annual limited edition cigar and one that is consistently anticipated by cigar enthusiasts. While Camacho has done several limited edition releases, it is safe to say that the Liberty has remained the most popular of them. Each year […]
The Marrero Fuerte is one of five lines of cigars produced by Marrero Cigars. The company was founded by Joel Vazquez Marrero in 2014. To produce his cigars, Marrero works with the Tabacos de Costa Rica factory located in Costa Rica. The name Fuerte translates to “strong” and the Marrero Fuerte is intended to be one […]
